Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Iowa
Toren Young
RB • 5'11" • 223 lbs • Madison, WI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Toren Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 46 efficiency.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Toren Young built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Madison, WI wearing No. 28, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Toren Young's career was his backfield work: 1,257 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Toren Young, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa. Toren Young leans balanced backfield option traits and 46 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,314
- Rushing yards
- 1,257
- Receiving yards
- 57
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Toren Young quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,314
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Monona Grove · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Monona Grove · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Junior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 439 scrimmage yards · RB 217th (top 33%) · Big Ten 57th (top 21%) · National 561st (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 216 | 193 | 23 | 2 | 43.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 651 | 625 | 26 | 6 | 65.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 421 | 414 | 7 | 1 | 47 |
Related Context
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Toren Young played RB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Toren Young recorded 1,257 rushing yards, 57 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Iowa paired 659 primary output with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Iowa
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
36.6
Efficiency
46
Usage
12.6
Consistency
39.3
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 18. Miami (OH): 55. Rutgers: 59. Iowa State: 13. Middle Tennessee: 131. Michigan: 40. Penn State: 22. Purdue: 17. Northwestern: 27. Wisconsin: 44. Illinois: 7. Nebraska: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 4 by 46.9. Miami (OH): 10 by 56.2. Rutgers: 9 by 68.3. Iowa State: 4 by 33.9. Middle Tennessee: 11 by 99.6. Michigan: 8 by 52.1. Penn State: 7 by 32.7. Purdue: 5 by 35.4. Northwestern: 9 by 31.3. Wisconsin: 9 by 50.9. Illinois: 3 by 24.3. Nebraska: 3 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins37 · Games = 9 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses35.3 · Games = 3 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
99.6 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs USC | W 49-24 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Nebraska | W 27-24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Illinois | W 19-10 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Wisconsin | L 22-24 | 9 | 44 | 4.90 | 0 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Northwestern | W 20-0 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Purdue | W 26-20 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Penn State | L 12-17 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Michigan | L 3-10 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Middle Tennessee100 rush yards | W 48-3 | 11 | 131 | 11.90 | 0 | — | — | 11.9 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Iowa State | W 18-17 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Rutgers | W 30-0 | 9 | 59 | 6.60 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Miami (OH) | W 38-14 | 9 | 48 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5.5 |
Player Story
Toren Young story
Toren Young built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Madison, WI wearing No. 28, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Toren Young's career was his backfield work: 1,257 rushing yards, 261 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 57 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 57 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Toren Young's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 216 | 48.2 | 12.7 | 216 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 659 | 46.9 | 19.5 | 443 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 659 | 46.9 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 439 | 46 | 12.6 | -220 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 439 | 46 | 12.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 42-16 · Conference game
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
107 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 5 · W 48-3
131
Scrimmage Yards
81.3 takeover
Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
131 scrimmage yards and 15.5 usage.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 3 · W 31-14
78
Scrimmage Yards
71.7 takeover
Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
78 scrimmage yards and 25.3 usage.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game
83
Scrimmage Yards
69.5 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · W 33-7
84
Scrimmage Yards
69.5 takeover
Win with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
84 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Iowa
659 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 19.5 usage
65.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · Iowa
65.6
659 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 19.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
50
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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